Lena's Restaurant

Doña Lena, as everyone told the cashier of that small inn that little by little was making her way through fierce competition, enjoyed great appreciation from customers, it was very common that she make good recommendations to customers still on record of selling less, she was a faithful supporter of giving the best customer service. On one occasion a family came to eat and she said in a low voice that most of the meals were from a previous day, except for the "beef steak" that had been prepared that day, very grateful diners decided to order that dish, She stayed that way all afternoon until the inn keeper discovered her and asked her to stop. In the list of tacos there were promotions of five large tacos plus a drink, on that occasion a young couple of students came, she wanted only two tacos and he wanted three, Doña Lena recommended to they to order the five-pack and share the drink After all, they could fill it out as many times as they wanted, almost all the pairs of students took advantage of this promotion increased by Doña Lena until the manager discovered it and gave her a good reprimand.

Years passed, the cashier kept making good recommendations to customers, but one day one of her sisters became seriously ill and she, being the only close relative, had to take care of her in the hospital for four days until some foreign relatives arrived, at returning to work, the manager did not let her in and told her that, since she had been missing for more than three days, it was the same as if she had resigned, according to the laws, he asked her to sign some papers but she burst into tears and then went to sit on one of the benches in the plaza, the manager told him that once he finished crying, he would enter his office to sign the papers and deliver his settlement.

Near there passed a young man who, when recognizing her, came to see what was happening to her, -Can I help her with something, I am Mario, I came to eat here when I was a student, do you reminds me?-, the lady had an excellent memory and immediately recognized him. Already a little calmed she told him what had happened, she had been working there for twenty years and then were throwing her out taking advantage of a legal echnicality, he asked her if they had given her any paper saying the cause of the dismissal, she replied that no, that nor even did he let her into the restaurant, so he said to her:

-If he takes advantage of a legal technicality, we can take advantage of another legal technicality.-

He asked her to accompany her to his office, there they explained that she had to file a labor demand, she commented that he had no money for that, because his sister had become ill and had already spent his savings, he replied that he would represent her in free of charge, she told him that it was still not possible, because she had to find a new job and that would take her long time, he offered her to work for the law firm attending a small cafeteria that belonged to them and that was a meeting place commonly use to serve they clients, she agreed with great relief.

The manager of the restaurant was very upset and spoke to the lady to negotiate, but instead the young lawyer appeared, who recommended to him to give her the law 100% compensation plus a bonus, plus a letter of recommendation. , the manager refused, citing that she had been absent for more than three days, the lawyer told her that he had failed to give her the justified dismissal letter in due time and form, in addition to other circumstances, the manager was very upset and shook hands in sign that the negotiations were over.

When the demand arrived, the manager began to suspect that he had been wrong, since they were asking for one hundred percent compensation, plus the overtime hours worked and not paid in the last year, which at the rate of four per week was more than two hundred overtime hours, in addition to having to pay the lost wages while the trial lasted.

The trial lasted little more than eight months, the restaurant had to pay for all the concepts demanded and also deliver a letter of recommendation recognizing the stupendous contribution that the lady had given to the restaurant.

The manager was red of rage, then approached the lady to tell her that he would never work in another restaurant, but her lawyer got to hear, approached him and warned him that if he spoke bad of her, he would be committing a crime in terms of the law criminal law in force for that locality, which in any case could reach an agreement negotiating a "Do not work" contract in which it is stipulated that she agrees not to work in any company of that type for a period of five years in exchange for A monthly payment equivalent to five minimum wages, he laughed in his face and retired, adjusting his pants that had been falling, because with the difficulties of the trial he had lost a few kilos.

A few months later, the restaurant where Doña Lena worked looked empty, all of costumers were on the other side of the square, since the restaurant "Mrs Lena is here", owned by the law firm and attended by Mrs. Lena, had opened.

There were the usual dishes made at the moment and with promotions focused on the client.